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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Early filers for college financial aid reap benefits

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Want to increase your chance to get financial aid for college? File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the end of 2017.

How to close the race-based chasm in U.S. retirement wealth

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The gap in U.S. retirement wealth between white and minority families has widened to the point where it really is not a gap anymore. It is a canyon.

Skip the health insurance tax question? Not so fast

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the fate of the Affordable Care Act up in the air after President Donald Trump took office in January, some taxpayers skipped a question on their 2016 returns that asked them to certify whether they had health insurance.

Emerging market tech stock boom gives fund managers a headache

LONDON (Reuters) - The boom in emerging market technology stocks is becoming a problem for fund managers of all stripes.

Start planning now to care for elderly parents

NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you have an aging parent and want a glimpse of what the future holds, look no further than Leslie Glutzer.

New Nobel Prize economist Thaler stumped by record markets

BOSTON (Reuters) - University of Chicago professor Richard Thaler may have won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for his work on behavioral economics, but the behavior of investors has him stumped.

Bill Gross of Janus blames Fed for 'fake markets'

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Influential bond investor Bill Gross of Janus Henderson Investors said on Monday that financial markets are artificially compressed and capitalism distorted because of the U.S. Federal Reserve's loose monetary policy.

Q&A: Tamed 'Wolf of Wall Street' Belfort shares new sales secrets

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jordan Belfort inspired the feature film "The Wolf of Wall Street," which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and portrayed the wealth and excesses that the head of former Long Island brokerage Stratton Oakmont enjoyed back in the 1990s.

GE names hedge fund Trian executive Ed Garden to board

(Reuters) - U.S. industrial conglomerate General Electric Co, which major shareholder Trian Fund Management has been pressuring to conduct a more thorough restructuring, appointed the hedge fund's chief investment officer to its board on Monday.

Fall is right time to rethink your Medicare drug plan options

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Forewarned is forearmed - and for U.S. seniors, the warning just arrived in the mail.